Top Ten Finalists for Comerica Hatch Detroit to be announced Aug. 29

DETROIT, MI - The top ten finalists for Comerica Hatch Detroit, a competition
for

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entrepreneurs looking to launch retail ventures, will be announced to the
media on Aug. 29. The overall winner of the contest will receive $50,000.

The non-profit group Hatch is partnering with Comerica Bank for the
first time this year, after raising $50,000 from donors as well as some of tis
own money for last year's contest.

Last year's competition, which included 220 entries, was won by Joe Posch, who used the $50,000
in prize money to launch a permanent location for his Hugh retail concept, set
to open this Fall in Midtown. He had previously been operating it
as pop-up retail.

Potential entrepreneurs had until Aug. 1 to apply to the latest
contest. Public voting begins Sept. 10, and an overall winner will be announced Sept. 27.